The past week has been intense, both at home and at school. We had a weekend filled with obligations such as visiting st Nicholas and helping out at the Creaweekend craft fait. It was b-u-s-y..

As I am typing this I feel tired and I am looking forward to the upcoming weekend. An (sort of) empty weekend. The last weekend before the ratrace called work will start with crazy hectic days. I am taking a full breath and will jump right into it.

But on a positive note:I loved the pink and orange sunsets we had during the last few days.I decided to buzzcut my hair. Yes. My hairdresser did a good job last Thursday on my hair, but as always my hair decided to misbehave and I hated it. So I buzzed it!Kathelijne found the missing mini octopus. This means I can officially start on the pattern.The MCAL is 90% done!And while I was browsing pictures on my phone I found out that the kids misused it. Oh well ;)Enjoy your weekend!xXx Barbara

Dit jaar mag mijn zoontje voor het eerst een surprise knutselen en een gedicht schrijven. Hij vind het zo spannend! Maar het gaat helemaal goed komen. Aanstaande zaterdag vieren we Sint op het werk van mijn man. Reuzeleuk!Aankomende zondag help ik Marjan van The Knitwitch een dagje op het Kerst Creaweekend in de Broodfabriek. Komen jullie ook? Zwaai even als je langsloopt!Een heel fijn weekend toegewenst met veel chocolademelk, ik hoorde dat het koud gaat worden... Brrrr...P.S. Ik schrok me gister wild. De gemeente is bij ons in de straat platanen aan het rooien en man, wat een bons maakt zo'n boom als hij valt!~~~~~~~~After a week of sleep deprivation from waking often I am finding myself (again) in a position of aiming for balance. It just never stops right :) I am taking time for selfcare but I am noticing that the lack of sleep combined with the school work that has been occupying me it has had an effect on me. Breathe and continue!I am having conversations with my students on every working day as the first exam results are being published. Not everyone is doing their best, so it's tutor-time! Fortunately I am carving out time for both crochet and drawing. It isn't easy as December is slowly coming nearer and the whole Sinterklaas and Christmas family things are asking for time. But yet, with so little time, I am on schedule for the upcoming MCAL. It's in the pictures, but only a photograph taken from the wrong side to not give away too many clues!I am glad to be able to blog, and post on Facebook and juggling everything without losing my head. It gives me so much relief! This weekend I will be helping out Marjan, one of the owners of The Knitwitch on stand on the Christmas craft fair. It'll be fun! If you are planning to visit on Sunday, come and say "hi!".

P.S. They were bringing down the big trees in our street yesterday. Boy do they make huge bang when they go down!

Cortex betekent bast in het Latijn. Ik vond de kleuren van de Fenna zo mooi overeenkomen met boombast dat ik dit de perfecte naam vindt! Heel veel plezier er mee en ik hoor en zie graag jullie shawls!P.S. Zoek je uitleg over de verlengte vaste? HIER vind je een uitgebreide video over hoe je verlengde haaksteken haakt. ~~~~~~A new pattern! This is such a simple yet stunning beauty to wrap around your neck a gazillion times and look stylish (and warm). But it's not too big not to wear inside the house or office. Are you willing to make one too?The shawl has been crocheted with 3-4 balls of Fenna yarn with very slow colour changes and it's beautiful yarn to work with.If you start on this you'll have it finished in no time, because once you got the rythm of the pattern it will be easy breezy.The pattern can be downloaded through the link below.

Cortex means tree bark in Latin. I think the brown hues in this shawl are the same shades, I love it!Have fun with the pattern and I would love to see progress pics or your finished version of the shawl.

P.S. If you're looking for a tutorial on the extended single crochet, please click on THIS LINK for a very thorough video tutorial on extended stitches.

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